Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . Fig. 7.—Ornamental Hanging Baskets. Fig. 8, is a Conservatory Basket, of lava ware, made unusually deep. Theplants herein placed are Dracaenas, Crotons, Indian Ferns, Niphobolus pertu-sus, and N. rupestris; also the Variegated Panicum. Ivy droops oyer thesides. WINDOW GARDENING. 99. Fig. 9, is an ornamental hanging pot oflava or Majolica ware, covered with droop-ing vines. The most popular favorites fordrooping vines are the Nasturtium, Tro-paeolum. Convolvulus Minor, Hon
Window gardening : devoted specially to the culture of flowers and ornamental plants for indoor use and parlor decoration . Fig. 7.—Ornamental Hanging Baskets. Fig. 8, is a Conservatory Basket, of lava ware, made unusually deep. Theplants herein placed are Dracaenas, Crotons, Indian Ferns, Niphobolus pertu-sus, and N. rupestris; also the Variegated Panicum. Ivy droops oyer thesides. WINDOW GARDENING. 99. Fig. 9, is an ornamental hanging pot oflava or Majolica ware, covered with droop-ing vines. The most popular favorites fordrooping vines are the Nasturtium, Tro-paeolum. Convolvulus Minor, Honeysuckle,Trailing Mesembryanthemum. The cen-tre may also be occupied with low grow-ing plants, like the Verbena, Heliotrope,Petunias, Nemophilas, Lobelias, Mimu-lus, &c. Fig. 10 is a sketch of the Seduvi Sie-boldii, a plant of very easy growth, anddoes best when kept in the greenhouseor conservatory. The soil most suitableis light, yet rich. Say turfy loam, 1part; rotten dung, 1 part; sand, 1 part;brick broken small, 1 part. It should be always under glass exposed to the fulldaylight, and have abundance of water. It is naturally a trailer, and willdroop gracefully over the outsides of the pot, and will bloom most should be watered carefully, so that no water will get on the leaves. Give itfresh air frequently. The habit of growth of the Sedum Sieboldii is verypeculiar. From one c
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